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-====== Autoguiding ======
-Our autoguiding setup involves using the PHD2 software.
-===== Procedure =====
-  - Normal startup procedure
-  - Open PHD2
-      - Click on USB Icon
-      - Under Camera, select "ZWI ASI Camera"
-      - Select the icon to the right with squiggly arrows next to the dropdown and select the camera you'd like to use for autoguiding
-      - Click "Connect" to the right of this
-      - Under Mount, select "GuideDream ST4 telescope driver (ASCOM)"
-        - Note: if you get a COM error, reseat GuideDream box, allow LEDs to go out before reconnecting
-        - You'll know things are connected once the center LED is illuminated
-      - Close this menu
-  - Select the circular arrow thingy to start looping
-      - This starts collecting frames
-      - You want to have the exposure of at least 1s, but aim for 2s exposure
-        - Otherwise, PHD2 may correct too often and no bueno
-  - Select the Star icon for multi-star guiding
-  - Once the software acquires a set of guide stars, select the green crosshair icon to begin autoguiding
-      - You'll know it's working if you see vertical and horizontal **green**  bars around the green square that surrounds your guide star(s)
-        - If these are **yellow**  , then the software is calibrating
-  - If you want to do single-star autoguiding, you can select an individual star INSTEAD OF STEP 4 above, then proceed to step 5
-  - When done with PHD2, disconnect all equipment in the USB menu
-===== Things to consider =====
-  * Don't slew while guiding. Onkar will haunt you. And PHD2 will be very upset.